Skip to content
🇭🇹   BETA  ·  Istwanou is free during beta — free access continues until January 1, 2027 or when we reach 100,000 entries, whichever comes first.  ·  4,236 entries published  ·  95,764 entries away from the 100k milestone.       🇭🇹   BETA  ·  Istwanou is free during beta — free access continues until January 1, 2027 or when we reach 100,000 entries, whichever comes first.  ·  4,236 entries published  ·  95,764 entries away from the 100k milestone.       
You are offline — some content may not be available
1779

1779: Joe Anderson, a Bermuda-born sailor, successfully eluded his owner by jumping aboard a ship at Port Antonio on Jamaica’s north coast.

HT-TCWI-2018-000078

1779: Joe Anderson, a Bermuda-born sailor, successfully eluded his owner by jumping aboard a ship at Port Antonio on Jamaica’s north coast. He managed this escape despite being shackled with an iron collar and several links of chain. For the next fourteen years, Anderson evaded recapture by finding consistent work and shelter aboard various seagoing vessels. By 1793, he had achieved a form of legendary status and was well known in Kingston while continuing to ply his trade. His career exemplifies how “sailor Negroes” utilized their mobile jobs to fashion lives outside the grasp of persistent masters.

Source  ·  HT-TCWI-2018-000078 Scott, The Common Wind / Bates: HT-TCWI-2018-000078